The first press review for raw materials in agri food industry
Pomegranate growers in Karnataka and Maharastra who were exporting the fruit and were facing some problems in recent years can expect some relief. The farm scientists are drawing up new strategies to overcome the problems.
“We have the heaviest Rabbiteye fruit set we’ve had in years. So, while we were short on Highbush berries, we are going to be long on Rabbiteye. “A late spring freeze, followed by heavy rains, was a blessing for some Georgia blueberry growers.
Arabica coffee futures were one of the few U.S. commodities to finish higher Monday, with some analysts citing consolidation after a heavy sell-off this month and another pointing to an abatement of selling after weekly Commitmentsof Traders…
El sector agrario nacional perspectiva recoger 12 mil toneladas de café en esta campaña de cosecha del producto (2009), contra las cinco mil recogidas en el país en el año anterior, anunció hoy viernes, en la Hacienda Cabuto (Kwanza Sur),…
Nestle Nespresso will source 80 percent of its coffee from farms deemed sustainable by 2013, up from 40 percent by the end of 2009, Chief Executive Richard Girardot said on Monday. Girardot spoke to Reuters on the phone from Barcelona on the same day that Nespresso,…
EU-27 citrus orchards include orange, lemon, mandarin and grapefruit groves. Production is mainly in the Mediterranean regions of Spain, Italy and Greece, with lesser production in France, Cyprus, Malta and Portugal.
“There’s opportunities there for growers to take on some of these seedless, easy-peel varieties, especially crosses between an orange and a mandarin because the fruit that’s not up to market specification with a blemish, can be sent to juice processors.
CE frozen concentrated orange juice futures closed lower Friday after losing their grip on positive territory ahead of the weekend, amid a lack of news and light liquidation, traders said. September FCOJ settled down 85 points at 80.40 cents per pound.
The supply of industrial strawberries is much lower. Prices of such strawberries are so low 0.13-0.18 euro/kg for strawberries with stalks and 0.24-0.33 euro/kg for strawberries without stalks) that producers are not picking them.
According to the Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD), almonds became the leading nut introduced in new products worldwide in 2008, with 160 more new product introductions than peanuts and 423 more new products than hazelnuts.